Rotating chance game apparatus



Jan. 20, 1953 J, B, BERGH 2,626,156

ROTATING CHANCE GAME APPARATUS Filed Feb. l5 1951 is hcp-DS INVENTOR.

C AfO/Q/VEY-S' Patented Jan. 20, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'ROTATING CHANCE ftGAME; ABPARATUS "JeanfBurroughs`jBe1jgh,jNeWYork, NLLY.

ApplicationiEehnuary 15,'119S'LISerialNozlLlB "2 'lClaLims l1 This invention vrelates .to .a combinedashtray and game apparatus and it is oneo'bjectof .the invention to provide adev-ice of this character `oflsuch sizethat it may beplaced upon fagdesk and-serve as an ash tray,vthe `gai-ne.apparatus be- 'ing ymounted vertically over the rearportion of vthe ash tray in such "position that it may be readilyfseenrand operatedby a personsitting at Athe desk upon-Which the devicerests.

:Anotherobjectof the invention is to Aprovidea :game A, apparatus .f including a standard extending Y:upwardlyffrom the .rear portion of the ash. tray which serves asthe Abase. of the game apparatus.

.Another object of the -inVention isto,.-provide a game apparatus wherein la Vwheel .is rotatably mountedin frontof the` standard andy so formed thatit mayr bereadilyrspunlabout a spindle car- :ried by and projecting forwardly 4from .the

standard.

Another object of theinvention is to provide the shaft or spindle with an improved head screwed upon'its' frontendand serving as a fastener for the spindle as well as serving as a bearing block about `which the-wheel is rotatable, the

`:said block in-addition serving'fastacarriertfor a pointer which extends vertically in :front of--the wheel and in such relation thereto that numbers marked upon 2Jthe Vwheel in a circular path will successively pass the pointer during `turning of :the wheel.

Another object of the invention istofprovide a v,disc -or :washer which its about the fshaft between the standard and the block and serves to space the wheel from the standard so that it may turn freely about the shaft. Y

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined ash tray and game apparatus which is simple in construction and may be easily assembled for use.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a View showing the combined ash tray and game apparatus partially in front elevation and partially in transverse section;

Figure 2 is a View taken along the line 2-2 of Figure l and showing parts in side elevation and parts in section;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional View upon an enlarged scale;

Figure 4 is a side view of the axle or spindle;

Figure 5 is a sectional View of the disc or washer mounted about the shaft;

Figure 6 is a side view of the head or block carried by the Shaft and about which the wheel turns;

or the like. in which ashes yare "to :be deposited: and Ymay be Figure '7 is-rasgsectional-View:takenlongitudinally through theblock;

Figure'is a'view ofthe lower .portion Aof the pointer fand Figure9 is Va ,sectional View taken .along the line 99vof-Fg11re=8.

The ashtray I which'serves as albase for-the game apparatusmay be of anydeSiredsiZe and` "shape and is "formedof #any suitable material of sufficient lweighttoretain the game `apparatus upright Awhen-the tray is set lupon a desk, table, 'Thisbaseislformedwith a recess 2 portion of the tray or base land has -a'post or standard 5 having its lower 'portion of reduced diameterto form a stem @surrounded by Va shoulder 'I and of such diameter that it'ts tightly into Vthe socket lwith theiannularv-shoulder'resting `upon the upper-surface ofthe base *and bracing :the postagainst tilting out of aposition-perpendicular to thebase. Near its upper endjthe'post is formed with a horizontal opening 8 extending diametricaliy of the post, the rear endportion of 'the opening being `enlarged and formingian inwardly tapered seat '-9. By so forming the opening'a bolt Iconstituting Aa shaft or axle'may be passed forwardly through the opening and have l"the head II 'at'its rear endcoimtersunk vinthe seat 9. The length 4Cif thebolt is suchthat its forward portion, which is threaded from its front enel; as shown at I2, projects forwardly from the pos Ihe shaft or spindle constitutes a support for a wheel I3 which may be formed of metal or any other suitable material and has a wide rim I4 held in spaced concentric relation to a hub I5 by spokes I6 aligned with handles I'I which project from the outer periphery of the rim radially thereof. The front surface of the rim is channeled and filled with plastic blocks or insets I3 which are of contrasting colors and bear numbers I9 which are preferably inscribed upon the blocks and each located midway the length of the block upon which it appears.

In order to mount the wheel about the shaft I 0, there has been provided a block 20 bored from its rear end to form a threaded socket 2l for receiving the threaded front end portion of the shaft. An annular shoulder 22 is formed about the block in such spaced relation to its front end that the eye 23 at the lower end of a pointer 24 may be fitted upon the block in front of the shoulder and the front end of the block upset to form portions 25 which overlap the eye 23 and hold the pointer upon the block. While the block is circular in cross section so that the pointer may be turned about it to a Vertical position in which it extends upwardly from the block, there is sufficient frictional binding grip upon the eye to prevent the po-inter from freely turning about the block after it has been set.

Before the block is applied, a disc or washer 26 is fitted about the shaft. This disc is formed of stiff metal and is cup-shaped in cross section, `as shown in Figures 3 and 5. Referring to these figures, it will be seen that the disc has its central portion pressed inwardly to form a frustoconical portion 2l which has abutting contact with the rear end of the block 20 and prevents the wheel I5 from making Contact with the forwardly projecting marginal edge of the disc. Therefore, when the block is applied and tightened, the shaft and the disc will be firmly secured and the wheel allowed to turn freely about the block as a bearing, when one of the handles I1 is struck to impart turning movement to the wheel. Since the wheel has a relatively large number of handles spaced from each other circumferentially of the Wheel, a handle at either side of the wheel may be struck and the wheel turned either towards the right or the left, as indicated by the arrows in Figure 1. When the wheel comes to a stop, the operator notes the position of the pointer relative to the Wheel and scores in a game are made according to which color is overlapped by the pointer. If the pointer 4is'positioned directly across a number, a higher score or a different score, will be gained than is the case if the pointer overlaps a colored insert at one side or the other of the number thereon.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved ash tray and game apparatus, the assembly and operation there-of will be readily understood, and it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the various objects of the invention.

Y While I have particularly described the elebest adapted to perform the functions set it is apparent that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A game apparatus comprising a base, a standard carried by said base, a shaft projecting forwardly from said standard and threaded from its front end, a cup-shaped annular disc fitting about said shaft in front of said standard and having a frusto-conical central portion projecting forwardly beyond the plane of the marginal edge of the disc, a block screwed upon the front end portion of said shaft and having a flat rear end bearing against lthe front end of the forwardly projecting central portion of said disc, a scoring wheel freely rotatable about said block and spaced from said standard by said disc, and a pointer carried by said block and projecting radially therefrom in cooperating relation to said scoring wheel.

2. A game apparatus comprising a base, a vertical standard mounted upright upon said base, a shaft projecting forwardly from said standard and threaded from its front end, a stiff cupshaped annular disc fitting about said shaft in front of said standard and having a central frusto-conical portion projecting forwardly beyond the plane of the marginal edge of the disc and having a flat front end, a block screwed upon the front end portion of said shaft and having a flat rear end bearing against the ilat front end of the forwardly projecting central portion of said disc, a scoring wheel freely rotatable about said block and having a hub fitting loosely about the block and a circular rim mounted concentric With the hub by radially extending spokes, said rim having its front fac-e provided with circumferentially extending segments of contrasting colors bearing scoring symbols, and a pointer carried by said block and projecting radially therefrom in front of the Wheel in overlapping relation to its rim.

JEAN BURROUGHS BERGH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 285,357 Hamill Sept. 18, 1883 1,506,210 Welty Aug. 26, 1924 2,077,124 Miller et al. Apr. 13, 1937 

